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The joint forum on sugar and horticulture sectors on employment creation was organized by the Partnership for African Social Governance Research (PASGR) in collaboration with the Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE). This was the fourth forum after the launch of the Utafiti Sera forums on Sugar and Horticulture. These forums identified policy issues for promoting […]

On 21st November, 2017, the Ministry of East African Community, Labour and Social Protection (MEACL&SP) in Kenya, the Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development (INCLUDE), and the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) held a consultative meeting with the State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) on the draft national social protection coordination bill. This is […]

Kenya, like most African countries has experienced an impressive economic growth in the last decade, evidenced by a 5% annual GDP  growth rate, yet unemployment, poverty and gender disparities remain high. Despite employment creation being on top of the development agenda since independence, policies adopted to address this do not seem to be working, raising […]

There exists a large body of literature examining the real and potential link between agriculture/agribusiness and employment creation. However, no such comprehensive review linking these two important issues has been undertaken for Nigeria. The study seeks to contribute to the literature by identifying and reviewing policy relevant studies on employment creation in agriculture/agro-processing in Nigeria.

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and the Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) held a stakeholder forum on employment creation in the sugar sector in Nairobi on 15th of November 2016. The forum titled ‘’Employment Creation in the Sugar Sector in Kenya: Challenging the Political Economy Dilemmas and the Role of Utafiti […]

The third Utafiti Sera forum on wage employment creation in agriculture and agro-processing held on 19th January, 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum, organised by The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and the Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE), focused on the horticulture sector in Kenya and was informed by findings from the […]

Executive summary

The Kenya sugar sector value chain has the potential to promote substantial wageemployment but that has not been fully realized because of a number of blockages. These blockages include political interference, low application of technology at the lower end of the value

Authors: Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)